Last night after dinner, we decided to chill on the upper terrace here while watching tv and taking in the view. While we have shared pics before, the view looks a little different during each time of day.
Today, was quiet, but I did get out for a walk into the Berkeley neighborhood to visit a Little Free Library to exchange a book. The closest one I found online was about 50 minutes from the house, but it was a beautiful day and I wanted to walk. I left Bob home to do his hip strengthening excercises.
I ended up finding a closer free library on the way which had a great selection of books. I exchanged “Methland,” a non-fiction book about the severe problem that meth use/addiction has caused in rural America with a focus on Oelwein, Iowa, for “Songs in Ordinary Time,” an Oprah’s Book Club pick. However, I continued on with the walk to see more of the area and see what the other library had to offer.
After my book stop, I popped into a Sprouts grocery to restock on a few items and then headed back to Sloan’s Lake to take some more photos of the lake. While walking around the lake, I found a board that told the story of the lake’s formation. Turns out that in 1861, Mr. Thomas Sloan, a farmer, dug a hole for a well on the north end of his farm. His digging hit an underground spring and by the time the water flowing from the spring slowed, a 200 acre lake had appeared. The locals initially called it “Sloan’s Leak,” but it became and remains a popular recreational area.
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